Fort Worth vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Fort Worth	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2259	$2434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5420	$5848
🏠 One person rent	$1358	$1415
🏘️ Family rent	$2278	$2495
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$729
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4438	$4333
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	81	86
😀 Quality of life	91	88
🏙️ Population	919K	430K

The cost of living in Fort Worth is 7% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 1371st and 1017th ($2259 vs $2434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1148th and 876th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Fort Worth compared to 1.8 months in Minneapolis. Ranked 28th vs 80th best cities to live in the United States, and 137th vs 283rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fort Worth vs Minneapolis

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	Fort Worth	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$22.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.12	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$6.36	$6.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1370	$1623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1096	$1151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2396	$2834
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1898	$2128
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$99.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72.9	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2968	$3389
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1832	$2191
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.2	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$3.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$7.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$6.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$6.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$5.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$4.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.6	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.02	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$8.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.88	$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.32	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.3	$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.8	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$16.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1803	$1397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25420	$26236

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Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2147
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2151
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2155
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2137
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2128
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1913
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2122
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2128
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2129
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2164
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2111
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2110
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2316
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2042
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2086
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2120
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2170
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2017
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2062
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2206
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2148
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2182
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2168
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2205
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2202
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1968
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2193
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2220
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2209
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2172
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2155
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2397
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2205

Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2323
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2331
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2319
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2223
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2290
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2327
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2304
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2273
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2270
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2313
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2296
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2045
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2251
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2312
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2206
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2250
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2315
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2213
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2356
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2156
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2336
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2194
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2233
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2184
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2228
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2223
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2211
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2267
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2307
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2402
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2287
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2326
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2103
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2291
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2175
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2215
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2222
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2618